Now you really have me upset. I sent the wife to visit my eldest son's in Salt Lake, so you can imagine I'm not doing much in the way of 'traditional' trappings. So far it's been longhorn cheese, pickled herring, and some Chex party mix. Of course along with some ET, or JB, who could ask for anything more?
Gotta admit it's prefferable to the Christmas eve meal my Mom always fixed. Nancy's Finnish rememberances brought me back to those days. My Mother was a Swede, so we had to eat one meal a year of lutefisk and leftsa. My Dad was German, and oddly enough he enjoyed that incredible disaster. The leftsa I enjoyed, but the fish was more than I could take.
If Dan is having carp, he's far above that Swedish ritual. I've eaten lots of smoked carp. No comparison. :roll:
I almost disowned my Mom for teaching my German wife how to make that garbage. Fortunately, after a few years of putting up with it, my wife suggested we start a completely different 'tradition'... A German sauerbratten dinner...with potato pancakes, red cabbage, green bean casserole, sweet breads, and the best tasting gravy imagineable.
Just wait until she returns and asks me what I'd like for supper. :wink:
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